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Line 17: {{TOCleft}}'''Comnet''' was the [[BattleTech]] magazine published quarterly by the [[MechForce United Kingdom]] (MFUK). Containing mostly internal MFUK news, it also had some original content like fluff for MFUK [['Mech]] designs. {{TOCleft}}'''Comnet''' was the [[BattleTech]] magazine published quarterly by the [[MechForce United Kingdom]] (MFUK). Containing mostly internal MFUK news, it also had some original content like fluff for MFUK [['Mech]] designs. − Altogether 47 issues were produced. The 47th was accidentally misnumbered as Issue 46; hence, two different Issues carry the number 46. + Altogether 47 issues were produced. The 47th was accidentially mis-numbered as Issue 46; hence, two different Issues carry the number 46. − The 47th and final issue was published after the death of [[Bob Nicholls]], who was widely regarded as the person essentially running the MFUK organization. It contains the parting words from Nicholls's wife Wendy, closing the doors on MechForce UK under the heading "Widow Tech". + The 47th and final issue was published after the death of [[Bob Nicholls]], who was widely regarded as the person essentially running the MFUK organisation. It contains the parting words from Nicholls's wife Wendy, closing the doors on MechForce UK under the heading "Widow Tech". ==Canonicity== ==Canonicity== − Comnet magazine does not fall under the current definition of [[Canon]] for the BattleTech universe. + The Comnet magazine does not fall under the current definition of [[Canon]] for the BattleTech universe. − The MechForce UK organization was officially sanctioned by [[FASA]], therefore Comnet can arguably be regarded as an official (apocryphal) BattleTech publication. However, its content was not checked for continuity whatsoever by FASA. + The MechForce UK organisation was officially sanctioned by [[FASA]], therefore Comnet can arguably be regarded as an official (apocryphal) BattleTech publication. However, its content was not checked for continuity whatsoever by FASA. ==Issues== ==Issues== Line 42:
Line 42: * Combat Values * Combat Values * New Releases (Lethal Heritage, TRO:3050, The Battle for Twycross, More Tales of the Black Widow, BattleTech Compendium, Blood Legacy) * New Releases (Lethal Heritage, TRO:3050, The Battle for Twycross, More Tales of the Black Widow, BattleTech Compendium, Blood Legacy) − * Ral Partha (Kurita BattleTroops Machine gun Platoon, Steiner BattleTroops Laser Platoon, Hornet, Wolfhound, Shogun, Marauder II, Firefly, Exterminator, Highlander, Annihilator) + * Ral Partha (Kurita Battletroops Machine gun Platoon, Steiner Battletroops Laser Platoon, Hornet, Wolfhound, Shogun, Marauder II, Firefly, Exterminator, Highlander, Annihilator) * Mercenaries * Mercenaries * Rank Promotion Table * Rank Promotion Table Line 63:
Line 63: * Welcome * Welcome * Chart Hobbies * Chart Hobbies − * Rule Amendments and Inquiries + * Rule Amendments and Enquiries * Product Review - Ral Partha product line (Boxed Sets; Aerospace Fighters; BattleMechs, Infantry, and Ground Vehicles; Figures) * Product Review - Ral Partha product line (Boxed Sets; Aerospace Fighters; BattleMechs, Infantry, and Ground Vehicles; Figures) − * Star Mech's [''sic''] (Contest winners) + * Star Mechs (Contest winners) * European Gen Con T-Shirts * European Gen Con T-Shirts * "...Hold Ag.....st ....All Odds Un...l Inf...ma....on is ......covered!.." (Scenario) * "...Hold Ag.....st ....All Odds Un...l Inf...ma....on is ......covered!.." (Scenario) Line 118:
Line 118: * Re-Subscription Rates * Re-Subscription Rates * Rule Amendments and Enquiries * Rule Amendments and Enquiries − * New Releases (Clan Warrior, Wolf Clan Sourcebook, Rhonda's Irregulars, Record Sheets Vols. 2-4, Solaris VII, Map Set IV, Lost Destiny, Way of the Clans, [[Bloodname (novel)|Blood Name]], Falcon Guard) + * New Releases (Clan Warrior, Wolf Clan Sourcebook, Rhonda's Irregulars, Record Sheets Vols. 2-4, Solaris VII, Map Set IV, Lost Destiny, Way of the Clans, Blood Name, Falcon Guard) * Ral Partha Products (List of upcoming releases and an explanatory note on the mold for the Wolfhound from Production Manager Michael T. Noe) * Ral Partha Products (List of upcoming releases and an explanatory note on the mold for the Wolfhound from Production Manager Michael T. Noe) * Revised Combat Values for Medium and Heavy 'Mechs * Revised Combat Values for Medium and Heavy 'Mechs Line 149:
Line 149: ** Midlands BattleTech Championship 91 ** Midlands BattleTech Championship 91 * New Kuritan Ranks * New Kuritan Ranks − * New Releases (Clan Warrior, Wolf Clan Sourcebook, BattleTech Record Sheets Vols. 3-4, Solaris VII, Lost Destiny, Way of the Clans, [[Bloodname (novel)|Blood Name]], Falcon Guard, and Clan Troops) [''sic''] + * New Releases (Clan Warrior, Wolf Clan Sourcebook, BattleTech Record Sheets Vols. 3-4, Solaris VII, Lost Destiny, Way of the Clans, Blood Name, Falcon Guard, and Clan Troops) * Ral Partha Products * Ral Partha Products * Revised Combat Values for Medium and Heavy 'Mechs * Revised Combat Values for Medium and Heavy 'Mechs Line 172:
Line 172: * MechForce UK Chapters * MechForce UK Chapters * MechForce UK Associated Membership * MechForce UK Associated Membership − * MechForce UK Competition News + * MechForce UK Competition News ====Issue 7==== ====Issue 7==== Line 178:
Line 178: * Welcome * Welcome * Re-Subscription Rates * Re-Subscription Rates − * New Releases (BattleTech Reinforcements, Unbound, Solaris VII, Clan Troops, [[Bloodname (novel)|Blood Name]], Falcon Guard) [''sic''] + * New Releases (BattleTech Reinforcements, Unbound, Solaris VII, Clan Troops, Blood Name, Falcon Guard) − * Ral Partha Products + * Ral Partha Products * London Meeting Place (Temporarily Suspended) * London Meeting Place (Temporarily Suspended) * Nottingham Meet * Nottingham Meet Line 193:
Line 193: * "The Battle for Marduk" (Scenario by Darren Merriman) * "The Battle for Marduk" (Scenario by Darren Merriman) * Corrections to "Outreach and Beyond" * Corrections to "Outreach and Beyond" − * Roumer [''sic''] Mill 2 + * Roumer [sic] Mill 2 * Ranking League * Ranking League * COMNET Grows * COMNET Grows * Euro Gen Con * Euro Gen Con * Rule Amendments * Rule Amendments − * Clarrifications [''sic''] + * Clarrifications [sic] * Out of Print Items * Out of Print Items * Bits From Neil (revised ranking/scoring system) * Bits From Neil (revised ranking/scoring system) Line 216:
Line 216: * New Releases (BattleTech 3rd Edition, Jade Falcon Sourcebook, Objective Raids, Bloodright, Vehicle Record Sheets, Wolf Pack, TRO:3055) * New Releases (BattleTech 3rd Edition, Jade Falcon Sourcebook, Objective Raids, Bloodright, Vehicle Record Sheets, Wolf Pack, TRO:3055) * Ral Partha Products * Ral Partha Products − * Membership Contact Addresses + * Membersship Contact Addresses * New Items from MechForce UK * New Items from MechForce UK * Gen-Con 92, by Bob Nicholls * Gen-Con 92, by Bob Nicholls Line 248:
Line 248: * Nottingham Club Meet * Nottingham Club Meet * Preview Time, by Chris Hartford (TRO:3055, Natural Selection, Wolf Pack) * Preview Time, by Chris Hartford (TRO:3055, Natural Selection, Wolf Pack) − * Reviews, by John Elwen (ClanTroops, Objective Raids, Unbound, Light Omni-Mech's) [''sic''] + * Reviews, by John Elwen (ClanTroops, Objective Raids, Unbound, Light Omni-Mechs) * MechForce UK Rankings * MechForce UK Rankings * MechForce UK Chapters * MechForce UK Chapters Line 273:
Line 273: * New Releases From MechForce UK * New Releases From MechForce UK * ComStar / Word of Blake Patches * ComStar / Word of Blake Patches − * Reviews by Chris Hartford (TRO:3055, Natural Selection, Miniatures: ''[[Cataphract]]'', Mackie, Axeman, Guillotine) + * Reviews by Chris Hartford (TRO:3055, Natural Selection, Miniatures: Cataphract, Mackie, Axeman, Guillotine) * MechForce UK Rankings * MechForce UK Rankings * MechForce UK Chapters * MechForce UK Chapters Line 311:
Line 311: ** Clarification ** Clarification * BattleMech, Vehicles, etc. Combat Values * BattleMech, Vehicles, etc. Combat Values − * Miniature Reviews (Coolant Truck, Manticore Tank, Packrat, J. Edgar Hover Tank, Warrior Helicopter, MechBuster, Wyvern, Black Knight, Falcon, Hussar, Crockett, Kintaro) + * Miniature Reviews (Coolant Truck, Manticore Tank, Packrat, J. Edgar Hoover Hover Tank, Warrior Helicopter, MechBuster, Wyvern, Black Knight, Falcon, Hussar, Crockett, Kintaro) * Updated FASA Listing * Updated FASA Listing * USA Trip 1993 * USA Trip 1993 Line 330:
Line 330: ** Ral Partha New Releases ** Ral Partha New Releases ** New Optional Sequence of Play from FASA ** New Optional Sequence of Play from FASA − * "Till Hell Freezes Over" (Scenario) + * "Till Hell Freezes Over" (Scenario) * Price List * Price List * New Mechs (Roadrunner, Devil, and MAK-10E Mackie) * New Mechs (Roadrunner, Devil, and MAK-10E Mackie) Line 350:
Line 350: * New Product Reviews (BattleSpace, Day of Heroes, Blood of Heroes, Assumption of Risk, Far Country, Solaris: The Reaches, Rifleman IIC, Behemoth, Tarantula) * New Product Reviews (BattleSpace, Day of Heroes, Blood of Heroes, Assumption of Risk, Far Country, Solaris: The Reaches, Rifleman IIC, Behemoth, Tarantula) * Submissions * Submissions − * New Weapons Systems (Electromagnetic Pulse Cannon, Fire Proof Ballistic Foam Packing, High Explosive Anti Mech Gauss Ammo) + * New Weapons Systems (Electromagnetic Pulse Cannon, Fire Proof Ballistic Foam Packing, High Explosive Anti-Mech Gauss Ammo) * Competition (Trivia contest for a Mad Cat model) * Competition (Trivia contest for a Mad Cat model) * Members Ranking Positions * Members Ranking Positions Line 374:
Line 374: * European Gen Con 1993 * European Gen Con 1993 * New Vehicle Values * New Vehicle Values − * Vehicle C.V. System + * Vehicle C.V System: Gen Con 94 * Trip to Gen Con 1994 * Trip to Gen Con 1994 * Information * Information Line 416:
Line 416: ** Submissions ** Submissions ** Renewal of Membership and Joining of MechForce UK ** Renewal of Membership and Joining of MechForce UK − ** Wanted (Access Database Programmers) + ** Wanted (Access Database Programmers0 ** Out of Print Modules ** Out of Print Modules ** Hobby Marketing ** Hobby Marketing Line 475:
Line 475: * ComStar LAM by Paul Meredith * ComStar LAM by Paul Meredith * MST-C3 Master (BattleMech) * MST-C3 Master (BattleMech) − * Camouflage - In Defense of Polka Dots!!, by Peter Sides + * Camouflage - In Defence of Polka Dots!!, by Peter Sides * FASA News (FM: Draconis Combine, Operation Excalibur, The Fall of Terra, Heir to the Dragon, BattleTech 4th Edition, The Battle of Coventry, Black Dragon, Impetus of War, Explorer Corps, First Strike) * FASA News (FM: Draconis Combine, Operation Excalibur, The Fall of Terra, Heir to the Dragon, BattleTech 4th Edition, The Battle of Coventry, Black Dragon, Impetus of War, Explorer Corps, First Strike) * Operation Excalibur, by William H. Keith Jr. (Excerpt) * Operation Excalibur, by William H. Keith Jr. (Excerpt) Line 487:
Line 487: * MechForce UK Enlistment Form * MechForce UK Enlistment Form * Chapter Contacts * Chapter Contacts − − ====Number 2, Issue 26==== − Contents (28 pages) − * General Information − ** Submissions − ** Filling in Ranking Sheets − ** Chapters − ** Pub Meets − ** Back Issues of COMNET − ** Out of Print Modules − ** Renewal of Membership and Joining of MechForce UK − ** Contact Information − * Welcome − * Editorial − * Spyder Trails − * New Ral Partha Releases and Items in Stock − * FASA Products − * Coming Soon (Black Dragon, TRO: 3050 Revised, TRO: 3025 Revised, Impetus of War, Explorer Corps, BattleTech: First Strike) − * Impetus of War, by Blaine Pardoe (Excerpt) − * BattleTech Blasts into the Card Market! (Press Release) − * 1996 London Championships − * AXM-2NA Axeman (Record Sheet) − * Reviews by Orlando Murrish (Hammer, Apollo, Sunder, Tokugawa, Vixen, Battle Cobra, Grizzly, Viper, Kodiak, Scarabus, Daimyo, Daikyu, Record Sheets 3025/6, Record Sheets 3050, Record sheets 3055 & 3058) − * New Combat Values − * On Parade... (The Fall of Terra, DCMS Field Manual, Operation Excalibur, JagerMech IIC, Axeman 2NA, Highlander 'Claymore') − * Iron Cheetah P (Record Sheet) − * Thundergriffin (Record Sheet) − * MechForce UK Enlistment Form − * Chapter Contacts − * Competition News − − ====Number 3, Issue 27==== − Contents (28 pages) − * General Information − ** Submissions − ** Filling in Ranking Sheets − ** Chapters − ** Pub Meets − ** Back Issues of COMNET − ** Out of Print Modules − ** Renewal of Membership and Joining of MechForce UK − ** Contact Information − * Welcome − * Editorial − * Spyders Trails − * Activision News (1.05 Patch Notes for MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries) − * New Ral Partha Releases and Items in Stock − * FASA Products in Stock − * Coming Soon From FASA (First Strike, Coventry, Map Set 5) − * BattleTech Products December 1996 − * BattleTech Card Listing − * Take Cover (Advice for Gamemasters) − ** Tips on Character Generation − ** Submissions − ** The Shape of Things to Come − * New Battle Value System (1.1) − * Scenarios For Playtesting − * BattleTalk by Bryan Nystall [''sic''] − * Black Dragon by Victor Milán (Excerpt) − * 1997 Welsh BattleTech Championships and Welsh BattleTech CCG Competition − * TDR-11A Thunderbolt (Record Sheet) − * MechForce UK Enrollment Form − * Chapter Contacts − * Competition News − − ====Number 4, Issue 28==== − {{sectionstub}} − − ===Volume VIII=== − ====Number 1, Issue 29==== − Contents (28 pages) − * General Information − ** Submissions − ** Chapters − ** Pub Meets − ** Back Issues of COMNET − ** Out of Print Modules − ** Renewal of Membership and Joining of MechForce UK − ** MechForce UK Contact Information − * Welcome − * Editorial − * Ral Partha Releases and Items in Stock − * FASA Releases and Items in Stock − * Maximum Tech Errata (1.0) − * Technical Readout: 3058 - New DCMS Units − ** Kamayari Fire Support Omni Vehicle (Overview and Record Sheets) [''sic''] − ** Magari Yara Close Assault Omni Vehicle (Overview and Record Sheets) − ** Aikuchi Omni Vehicle (Overview and Record Sheets) − ** Kage Light Battle Armor (Record Sheet) − ** Kanazuchi Assault Battle Armor (Record Sheet) − ** Raiden Battle Armor (Record Sheet) − ** PWL-R6 Prowler (Record Sheet) − * Euro Gen Con 97 − * MechForce UK Enrollment Form − * Chapter Contacts − * Competition News − − ====Number 2, Issue 30==== − Contents (28 pages) − * General Information − ** Submissions − ** Chapters − ** Pub Meets − ** Back Issues of COMNET − ** Out of Print Modules − ** Renewal of Membership and Joining of MechForce UK − ** MechForce UK Contact Information − * Welcome − * Rogues Gallery − * Spyder's Trail − * MechWarrior II Cheats − * News (MFUK Products) − * MechWarrior Character Generation Tips − * BattleTech Crossword − * Symptom of the Universe − * Ranked Battle Scoring − * Magari Yara Omni-Vehicle (Overview and Record Sheets) [''sic''] − * On Parade (Double Blind, Binding Force, Exodus Road, Map Set V, First Strike, Maximum Tech, Free Worlds League Field Manual) − * MPT-1E Mephistopheles (Overview and Record Sheet) − * Members Rankings − * Chapter Contacts − * Competition News − − ====Number 3, Issue 31==== − Contents (32 pages) − * General Information − ** Submissions − ** Chapters − ** Pub Meets − ** Back Issues of COMNET − ** Out of Print Modules − ** Renewal of Membership and Joining of MechForce UK − ** MechForce UK Contact Information − * Contents − * Editorial − * Spyder's Trail − * Projected New Releases from Ral Partha for 1998 − * BattleTech TCCG Competition Results − * New Releases (FASA, Ral Partha, MechForce UK) − * BattleTech Crossword #2 − * BattleTech Card Listing − * Battle Value List − * Northwind Highlanders (Sneak Preview - Fall From Glory Scenario) − * MechForce UK Enrollment Form − * Chapter Contacts − * Competition News − − ====Number 4, Issue 32==== − {{sectionstub}} − − ===Volume IX=== − ====Number 1, Issue 33==== − {{sectionstub}} − − ====Number 2, Issue 34==== − {{sectionstub}} − − ====Number 3, Issue 35==== − {{sectionstub}} − − ====Number 4, Issue 36==== − {{sectionstub}} − − ====Number 5, Issue 37==== − {{sectionstub}} − − ===Volume X=== − ====Number 1, Issue 38==== − {{sectionstub}} − − ====Number 2, Issue 39==== − {{sectionstub}} − − ====Number 3, Issue 40==== − {{sectionstub}} − − ====Number 4, Issue 41==== − Contents (32 pages) − * General Information − ** Submissions − ** Chapters − ** Pub Meets − ** Back Issues of COMNET − ** Out of Print Modules − ** Renewal of Membership and Joining MechForce UK − ** Contact Information − * Contents − * Editorial − * Update Your B.V.'s Listing − * Timber Wolf 3-WDR (Record Sheet) − * Timber Wolf-Comm KH-C (Record Sheet) − * Red Cap RCMP-1 (Record Sheet) − * The Legion Has Arrived (Short Story by Jaime McCormack) − * Kite KT-1E (Record Sheet) − * Trouble Walking (Short Story by Richard Harding) − * Death Metal Competition − * Death Metal by Paul Waite (CPLT-C4 Catapult, UrbanMech IIC, VND-3L Vindicator, VKG-2F Viking, Pack Hunter, AXM-2N Axeman, Highlander IIC, BEO-12 Beowulf, Great Wyrm) − * BattleTech Products − ** New Figure Releases − ** New Novels − ** Forthcoming Releases − ** Discontinued as of October 99 − * Roar of Honor by Blaine Pardoe (Excerpt) − * 1999 Gen Con Competition Results − * 1999 Gen Con Card Competition Results − * Brighton 2 Competition Results − * Advertisements − ** USA February 2000 New England Trip − ** Gen Con 2000 USA Trip − * Chapter Contacts − * Competition News ===Volume XI=== ===Volume XI=== − ====Number 1, Issue 42==== − Contents (32 pages) − * General Information − ** Submissions − ** Chapters − ** Pub Meets − ** Back Issues of COMNET − ** Out of Print Modules − ** Renewal of Membership and Joining MechForce UK − ** Contact Information − * Contents − * Editorial − * Update Your B.V.'s Listing − * Death Metal by Paul Waite (ProtoMechs, Battle Armor, Cobra, Men Shen, Atlas, Arctic Wolf, Yeoman, Chevalier, Blitzkrieg, Mars Assault Vehicle, Ha-Otoko, Jinggau, Sirocco, Wyvern IIC, Myrmidon, Demolisher II, Hachiman, Ishtar) − * Brighton Open Tournament − * Death Metal Competition − * MechForce Rankings 1st Quarter 2000 − * Waddington's BattleTech (Strategy advice) − * The Legion Has Arrived (Short Story by Jaime McCormack) − * Dagger Point by Thomas S. Gressman (Excerpt) − * Springer Meets BattleTech (Jerry Springer Interviews Katrina and Victor) − * MechWarrior 2 to MechWarrior 3 Conversion − * In Defense of the UrbanMech, by Mark Guz − * Advertisements − ** Gen Con 2000 USA − * Chapter Contacts − * Competition News − ====Number 3, Issue 43==== ====Number 3, Issue 43==== Contents (32 pages) Contents (32 pages) * General Information * General Information − * Editorial + * Editorial * Conclave 2000 * Conclave 2000 * In the Beginning (By Steve Howes) * In the Beginning (By Steve Howes) * Corrected Record Sheets Book 12 * Corrected Record Sheets Book 12 * Death Metal - review of Ral Partha miniatures * Death Metal - review of Ral Partha miniatures − * Return to the Fold (By Edward Laffety) + * Return to the Fold {By Edward Laffety) * FASA New Releases * FASA New Releases * Brighton Flyer * Brighton Flyer Line 742:
Line 503: * Chapter Contacts and Forthcoming Dates * Chapter Contacts and Forthcoming Dates − ====Number 4, Issue 44==== + ====Number 3, Issue 44==== Contents (32 pages) Contents (32 pages) * General Information * General Information − * Editorial + * Editorial * Gen Con UK View 1 (By Poly) * Gen Con UK View 1 (By Poly) * Death Metal - review of Ral Partha miniatures * Death Metal - review of Ral Partha miniatures − * Waddington's BattleTech Part 2 {By Marc Guz) + * Waddington's Battletech Part 2 {By Marc Guz) − * British BattleTech Championships + * British Battletech Championships * Operation: Cutthroat * Operation: Cutthroat * Brighton Competition * Brighton Competition * Further Events * Further Events * Chapter Contacts and Forthcoming Dates * Chapter Contacts and Forthcoming Dates − − ====Number 5, Issue 45==== − Contents (32 pages) − * General Information − ** Submissions − ** Chapters − ** Pub Meets − ** Back Issues of COMNET − ** Out of Print Modules − ** Renewal of Membership and Joining MechForce UK − ** Contact Information − * Contents − * Editorial − * FASA Editorial by Randall Bills − * Gen Con 2000 − * Quarterly Ranking − * Operation Sealion (MechForce UK BattleTech Boot Camp) − * MechForce UK Competition Rules − ** Eliminator − ** Operation Chaos − * British Open Championships − * MechForce UK British Open Competition Rules (Operation Chaos) − * BattleTech Releases for the Forthcoming Year (Map Set 6, The Inner Sphere, Record Sheets: Upgrades, Path of Glory, MechWarrior's Guide to the Clans, Field Manual: Periphery, Flashpoint, BattleTech Master Rules Revised, Test of Vengeance, MechWarrior Companion, Patriots and Tyrants) − * Path of Glory by Randall Bills (Excerpt) − * Lamprey (Scenario - Wolves vs. Jaguars on Stanici - by E. Lafferty) − * Lamprey ProtoMech (Overview and Record Sheet by E. Lafferty) − * The Inner Sphere (Preview) − * Death Metal by Paul Waite (Initiate, Thunder Stallion, Ares, Matador, Oro, Orion IIC, Bushwacker, Dragon, Assassin, Grasshopper) − * Amendment to the MechForce UK Ranks (Periphery, Free Rasalhague Republic, Capellan Confederation, St. Ives Compact, Chaos March) − * Miniature Releases (Ares, Oro, Bushwacker, Assassin, Thunder Stallion, Grasshopper, Orion IIC, Jenner, Initiate, Dragon, Matador, Catapult K2, Falcon Eyrie, Hades, Yen Lo Wang) − * Brighton October 2000 Competition Results by Simon Howard − * Chapter Contacts − * Competition News ===Volume XII=== ===Volume XII=== Line 793:
Line 521: Contents (32 pages) Contents (32 pages) * General Information * General Information − ** Submissions+ * Editorial − ** Chapters − ** Pub Meets − ** Back Issues of COMNET − ** Out of Print Modules − ** Renewal of Membership and Joining MechForce UK − ** Contact Information − * Editorial by Bob Nicholls * Editorial from a Member (Paul Waite) * Editorial from a Member (Paul Waite) − * Death Metal - review of Ral Partha miniatures by Paul Waite (Blood Asp, ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]'', Panther, Cyclops, Hatchetman, Commando, Javelin, Tessen, Lao Hu, Savage Coyote, Sha Yu) + * Death Metal - review of Ral Partha miniatures − * Ral Partha Miniature Releases (Javelin, Commando, Sha Yu, Panther, ''Centurion'', Hatchetman, Tessen, Lao Hu, Cyclops, Savage Coyote, Blood Asp) + * Demolition - scenario − * MechForce UK British Championships - Operation Sealion+ * Heat of Battle! - scenario − * Demolition (Scenario) − * The Heat of Battle! (Scenario) * MFUK Rankings at 01/01/01 - 112 Members listed * MFUK Rankings at 01/01/01 - 112 Members listed − * Revised Randomized Mapsheets for BattleTech * 7th Dragons Tears Tournament Rules and Flyer * 7th Dragons Tears Tournament Rules and Flyer − * Brighton Open Tournament * Chapter Contacts * Chapter Contacts − * Competition News ====Number 2, Issue 47==== ====Number 2, Issue 47==== Line 818:
Line 534: Contents (14 pages) Contents (14 pages) * General Information * General Information − ** Submissions+ * Editorial − ** Chapters+ * Souixsee's Banshees - history of a mercenary unit plus custom 'Mechs − ** Pub Meets+ * Timber Wolf 3-WDR Record Sheet - 2001 Members 'Mech − ** Back Issues of COMNET − ** Out of Print Modules − ** Renewal of Membership and Joining MechForce UK − ** Contact Information − * Editorial (Farewell from Bob Nicholls) − * [[Siouxsie's Banshees]] - history of a mercenary unit plus custom 'Mechs − ** [[Thug#Apocryphal_Variants|''Leopard'']] (LPD-DC, LPD-D, LPD-D1) * Final Stock List * Final Stock List − * Timber Wolf 3-WDR Record Sheet - 2001 Members 'Mech * Widow Tech - Wendy signing off.... * Widow Tech - Wendy signing off.... * Chapter Contacts * Chapter Contacts − * Competition News ==References== ==References== <references/> <references/> − [[Category:Magazines]] [[Category:Magazines]] [[Category:BattleTech Magazines]] [[Category:BattleTech Magazines]] [[Category:MFUK Publications]] [[Category:MFUK Publications]]
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{{TOCleft}}'''Comnet''' was the [[BattleTech]] magazine published quarterly by the [[MechForce United Kingdom]] (MFUK). Containing mostly internal MFUK news, it also had some original content like fluff for MFUK [['Mech]] designs. | {{TOCleft}}'''Comnet''' was the [[BattleTech]] magazine published quarterly by the [[MechForce United Kingdom]] (MFUK). Containing mostly internal MFUK news, it also had some original content like fluff for MFUK [['Mech]] designs. | ||
| − | Altogether 47 issues were produced. The 47th was | + | Altogether 47 issues were produced. The 47th was accidentially mis-numbered as Issue 46; hence, two different Issues carry the number 46. |
| − | The 47th and final issue was published after the death of [[Bob Nicholls]], who was widely regarded as the person essentially running the MFUK | + | The 47th and final issue was published after the death of [[Bob Nicholls]], who was widely regarded as the person essentially running the MFUK organisation. It contains the parting words from Nicholls's wife Wendy, closing the doors on MechForce UK under the heading "Widow Tech". |
==Canonicity== | ==Canonicity== | ||
| − | Comnet magazine does not fall under the current definition of [[Canon]] for the BattleTech universe. | + | The Comnet magazine does not fall under the current definition of [[Canon]] for the BattleTech universe. |
| − | The MechForce UK | + | The MechForce UK organisation was officially sanctioned by [[FASA]], therefore Comnet can arguably be regarded as an official (apocryphal) BattleTech publication. However, its content was not checked for continuity whatsoever by FASA. |
==Issues== | ==Issues== | ||
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* Combat Values | * Combat Values | ||
* New Releases (Lethal Heritage, TRO:3050, The Battle for Twycross, More Tales of the Black Widow, BattleTech Compendium, Blood Legacy) | * New Releases (Lethal Heritage, TRO:3050, The Battle for Twycross, More Tales of the Black Widow, BattleTech Compendium, Blood Legacy) | ||
| − | * Ral Partha (Kurita | + | * Ral Partha (Kurita Battletroops Machine gun Platoon, Steiner Battletroops Laser Platoon, Hornet, Wolfhound, Shogun, Marauder II, Firefly, Exterminator, Highlander, Annihilator) |
* Mercenaries | * Mercenaries | ||
* Rank Promotion Table | * Rank Promotion Table | ||
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* Welcome | * Welcome | ||
* Chart Hobbies | * Chart Hobbies | ||
| − | * Rule Amendments and | + | * Rule Amendments and Enquiries |
* Product Review - Ral Partha product line (Boxed Sets; Aerospace Fighters; BattleMechs, Infantry, and Ground Vehicles; Figures) | * Product Review - Ral Partha product line (Boxed Sets; Aerospace Fighters; BattleMechs, Infantry, and Ground Vehicles; Figures) | ||
| − | * Star | + | * Star Mechs (Contest winners) |
* European Gen Con T-Shirts | * European Gen Con T-Shirts | ||
* "...Hold Ag.....st ....All Odds Un...l Inf...ma....on is ......covered!.." (Scenario) | * "...Hold Ag.....st ....All Odds Un...l Inf...ma....on is ......covered!.." (Scenario) | ||
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* Re-Subscription Rates | * Re-Subscription Rates | ||
* Rule Amendments and Enquiries | * Rule Amendments and Enquiries | ||
| − | * New Releases (Clan Warrior, Wolf Clan Sourcebook, Rhonda's Irregulars, Record Sheets Vols. 2-4, Solaris VII, Map Set IV, Lost Destiny, Way of the Clans, | + | * New Releases (Clan Warrior, Wolf Clan Sourcebook, Rhonda's Irregulars, Record Sheets Vols. 2-4, Solaris VII, Map Set IV, Lost Destiny, Way of the Clans, Blood Name, Falcon Guard) |
* Ral Partha Products (List of upcoming releases and an explanatory note on the mold for the Wolfhound from Production Manager Michael T. Noe) | * Ral Partha Products (List of upcoming releases and an explanatory note on the mold for the Wolfhound from Production Manager Michael T. Noe) | ||
* Revised Combat Values for Medium and Heavy 'Mechs | * Revised Combat Values for Medium and Heavy 'Mechs | ||
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** Midlands BattleTech Championship 91 | ** Midlands BattleTech Championship 91 | ||
* New Kuritan Ranks | * New Kuritan Ranks | ||
| − | * New Releases (Clan Warrior, Wolf Clan Sourcebook, BattleTech Record Sheets Vols. 3-4, Solaris VII, Lost Destiny, Way of the Clans, | + | * New Releases (Clan Warrior, Wolf Clan Sourcebook, BattleTech Record Sheets Vols. 3-4, Solaris VII, Lost Destiny, Way of the Clans, Blood Name, Falcon Guard, and Clan Troops) |
* Ral Partha Products | * Ral Partha Products | ||
* Revised Combat Values for Medium and Heavy 'Mechs | * Revised Combat Values for Medium and Heavy 'Mechs | ||
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* MechForce UK Chapters | * MechForce UK Chapters | ||
* MechForce UK Associated Membership | * MechForce UK Associated Membership | ||
| − | * MechForce UK Competition News | + | * MechForce UK Competition News |
====Issue 7==== | ====Issue 7==== | ||
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* Welcome | * Welcome | ||
* Re-Subscription Rates | * Re-Subscription Rates | ||
| − | * New Releases (BattleTech Reinforcements, Unbound, Solaris VII, Clan Troops, | + | * New Releases (BattleTech Reinforcements, Unbound, Solaris VII, Clan Troops, Blood Name, Falcon Guard) |
| − | * Ral Partha Products | + | * Ral Partha Products |
* London Meeting Place (Temporarily Suspended) | * London Meeting Place (Temporarily Suspended) | ||
* Nottingham Meet | * Nottingham Meet | ||
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* "The Battle for Marduk" (Scenario by Darren Merriman) | * "The Battle for Marduk" (Scenario by Darren Merriman) | ||
* Corrections to "Outreach and Beyond" | * Corrections to "Outreach and Beyond" | ||
| − | * Roumer [ | + | * Roumer [sic] Mill 2 |
* Ranking League | * Ranking League | ||
* COMNET Grows | * COMNET Grows | ||
* Euro Gen Con | * Euro Gen Con | ||
* Rule Amendments | * Rule Amendments | ||
| − | * Clarrifications [ | + | * Clarrifications [sic] |
* Out of Print Items | * Out of Print Items | ||
* Bits From Neil (revised ranking/scoring system) | * Bits From Neil (revised ranking/scoring system) | ||
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* New Releases (BattleTech 3rd Edition, Jade Falcon Sourcebook, Objective Raids, Bloodright, Vehicle Record Sheets, Wolf Pack, TRO:3055) | * New Releases (BattleTech 3rd Edition, Jade Falcon Sourcebook, Objective Raids, Bloodright, Vehicle Record Sheets, Wolf Pack, TRO:3055) | ||
* Ral Partha Products | * Ral Partha Products | ||
| − | * | + | * Membersship Contact Addresses |
* New Items from MechForce UK | * New Items from MechForce UK | ||
* Gen-Con 92, by Bob Nicholls | * Gen-Con 92, by Bob Nicholls | ||
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* Nottingham Club Meet | * Nottingham Club Meet | ||
* Preview Time, by Chris Hartford (TRO:3055, Natural Selection, Wolf Pack) | * Preview Time, by Chris Hartford (TRO:3055, Natural Selection, Wolf Pack) | ||
| − | * Reviews, by John Elwen (ClanTroops, Objective Raids, Unbound, Light Omni- | + | * Reviews, by John Elwen (ClanTroops, Objective Raids, Unbound, Light Omni-Mechs) |
* MechForce UK Rankings | * MechForce UK Rankings | ||
* MechForce UK Chapters | * MechForce UK Chapters | ||
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* New Releases From MechForce UK | * New Releases From MechForce UK | ||
* ComStar / Word of Blake Patches | * ComStar / Word of Blake Patches | ||
| − | * Reviews by Chris Hartford (TRO:3055, Natural Selection, Miniatures: | + | * Reviews by Chris Hartford (TRO:3055, Natural Selection, Miniatures: Cataphract, Mackie, Axeman, Guillotine) |
* MechForce UK Rankings | * MechForce UK Rankings | ||
* MechForce UK Chapters | * MechForce UK Chapters | ||
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** Clarification | ** Clarification | ||
* BattleMech, Vehicles, etc. Combat Values | * BattleMech, Vehicles, etc. Combat Values | ||
| − | * Miniature Reviews (Coolant Truck, Manticore Tank, Packrat, J. Edgar Hover Tank, Warrior Helicopter, MechBuster, Wyvern, Black Knight, Falcon, Hussar, Crockett, Kintaro) | + | * Miniature Reviews (Coolant Truck, Manticore Tank, Packrat, J. Edgar Hoover Hover Tank, Warrior Helicopter, MechBuster, Wyvern, Black Knight, Falcon, Hussar, Crockett, Kintaro) |
* Updated FASA Listing | * Updated FASA Listing | ||
* USA Trip 1993 | * USA Trip 1993 | ||
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** Ral Partha New Releases | ** Ral Partha New Releases | ||
** New Optional Sequence of Play from FASA | ** New Optional Sequence of Play from FASA | ||
| − | * "Till Hell Freezes Over" (Scenario) | + | * "Till Hell Freezes Over" (Scenario) |
* Price List | * Price List | ||
* New Mechs (Roadrunner, Devil, and MAK-10E Mackie) | * New Mechs (Roadrunner, Devil, and MAK-10E Mackie) | ||
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* New Product Reviews (BattleSpace, Day of Heroes, Blood of Heroes, Assumption of Risk, Far Country, Solaris: The Reaches, Rifleman IIC, Behemoth, Tarantula) | * New Product Reviews (BattleSpace, Day of Heroes, Blood of Heroes, Assumption of Risk, Far Country, Solaris: The Reaches, Rifleman IIC, Behemoth, Tarantula) | ||
* Submissions | * Submissions | ||
| − | * New Weapons Systems (Electromagnetic Pulse Cannon, Fire Proof Ballistic Foam Packing, High Explosive Anti Mech Gauss Ammo) | + | * New Weapons Systems (Electromagnetic Pulse Cannon, Fire Proof Ballistic Foam Packing, High Explosive Anti-Mech Gauss Ammo) |
* Competition (Trivia contest for a Mad Cat model) | * Competition (Trivia contest for a Mad Cat model) | ||
* Members Ranking Positions | * Members Ranking Positions | ||
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* European Gen Con 1993 | * European Gen Con 1993 | ||
* New Vehicle Values | * New Vehicle Values | ||
| − | * Vehicle C.V | + | * Vehicle C.V System: Gen Con 94 |
* Trip to Gen Con 1994 | * Trip to Gen Con 1994 | ||
* Information | * Information | ||
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** Submissions | ** Submissions | ||
** Renewal of Membership and Joining of MechForce UK | ** Renewal of Membership and Joining of MechForce UK | ||
| − | ** Wanted (Access Database | + | ** Wanted (Access Database Programmers0 |
** Out of Print Modules | ** Out of Print Modules | ||
** Hobby Marketing | ** Hobby Marketing | ||
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* ComStar LAM by Paul Meredith | * ComStar LAM by Paul Meredith | ||
* MST-C3 Master (BattleMech) | * MST-C3 Master (BattleMech) | ||
| − | * Camouflage - In | + | * Camouflage - In Defence of Polka Dots!!, by Peter Sides |
* FASA News (FM: Draconis Combine, Operation Excalibur, The Fall of Terra, Heir to the Dragon, BattleTech 4th Edition, The Battle of Coventry, Black Dragon, Impetus of War, Explorer Corps, First Strike) | * FASA News (FM: Draconis Combine, Operation Excalibur, The Fall of Terra, Heir to the Dragon, BattleTech 4th Edition, The Battle of Coventry, Black Dragon, Impetus of War, Explorer Corps, First Strike) | ||
* Operation Excalibur, by William H. Keith Jr. (Excerpt) | * Operation Excalibur, by William H. Keith Jr. (Excerpt) | ||
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* MechForce UK Enlistment Form | * MechForce UK Enlistment Form | ||
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Contents (32 pages) | Contents (32 pages) | ||
* General Information | * General Information | ||
| − | * Editorial | + | * Editorial |
* Conclave 2000 | * Conclave 2000 | ||
* In the Beginning (By Steve Howes) | * In the Beginning (By Steve Howes) | ||
* Corrected Record Sheets Book 12 | * Corrected Record Sheets Book 12 | ||
* Death Metal - review of Ral Partha miniatures | * Death Metal - review of Ral Partha miniatures | ||
| − | * Return to the Fold | + | * Return to the Fold {By Edward Laffety) |
* FASA New Releases | * FASA New Releases | ||
* Brighton Flyer | * Brighton Flyer | ||
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* Chapter Contacts and Forthcoming Dates | * Chapter Contacts and Forthcoming Dates | ||
| − | ====Number | + | ====Number 3, Issue 44==== |
Contents (32 pages) | Contents (32 pages) | ||
* General Information | * General Information | ||
| − | * Editorial | + | * Editorial |
* Gen Con UK View 1 (By Poly) | * Gen Con UK View 1 (By Poly) | ||
* Death Metal - review of Ral Partha miniatures | * Death Metal - review of Ral Partha miniatures | ||
| − | * Waddington's | + | * Waddington's Battletech Part 2 {By Marc Guz) |
| − | * British | + | * British Battletech Championships |
* Operation: Cutthroat | * Operation: Cutthroat | ||
* Brighton Competition | * Brighton Competition | ||
* Further Events | * Further Events | ||
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* General Information | * General Information | ||
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| − | + | * Souixsee's Banshees - history of a mercenary unit plus custom 'Mechs | |
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[[Category:BattleTech Magazines]] | [[Category:BattleTech Magazines]] | ||
[[Category:MFUK Publications]] | [[Category:MFUK Publications]] | ||